#1Famous people · Berlin
5 famous people were born in Berlin from 1801 to 1984
At the top of the list is the American politician Chauncey L. Knapp, covered in 6 languages. David Ball and Thomas H. Cave follow. The largest group, 3, was born in the early republic. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 17.4, close to the 14.7 of the typical Vermont town.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Chauncey L. Knapp
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1801
Julius Yemans Dewey
Youngest
1984
David Ball
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Berlin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Berlin’s famous people were born
The 1800s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawBusinessSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Berlin
Two of the three are leaders.
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What Berlin is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Berlin
2 more, 2 of them business people.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Berlin home
Born elsewhere, Phil Scott lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Montpelier, with 31.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berlin and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Chauncey L. Knapp: McClees & Beck (Washington), publishers. Julian Vannerson, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas H. Cave: Walter Bigelow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Yemans Dewey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Scott: Phil Scott for Vermont campaign, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Leahy: U.S. Senate Photographic Services; Renee Bouchard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Davenport: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew H. Carpenter: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Denny Campbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons